RestaurantsDevonTotnesTQ9

Harden's says

Geetie Singh-Watson (wife of Riverford founder Guy) renovated this historic inn, which is now an organic gastropub-with-rooms.

survey result

Summary

£63
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Very relaxed but with always interesting food” – this organic and ethical pub-with-rooms won the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s coveted Sustainability Award last year – recognition of the efforts made by the team led by founder Geetie Singh-Watson, a self-styled ethical publican who sold her flat in London to rescue what had been a run-down local boozer. The locally sourced food does not just tick the sustainability box: “the local ingredients are varied and excellent, in intriguing combinations. eg. beetroot and sheep’s curd starter is simple, yet tasty and on a recent visit a cod’s head was on the menu”.

Summary

£60
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “amazing organic pub-with-rooms, serving great food with a conscience and really lovely wine list” is “different from the usual”. It’s owned and run by Geetie Singh-Watson, a self-proclaimed feminist and ethical publican who moved to Devon after meeting her husband, Riverford founder Guy Watson, on Soil Association business. She sold her London flat to finance the rescue of the run-down pub, which is “becoming an established favourite for Totnes residents and visitors, so it’s wise to book”.

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Rotherfold Square, Little Totnes, Totnes, TQ9 5SQ

Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£10.30 £21.30 £7.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £21.00
Filter Coffee £2.10
Extras  
Bread £3.50
Service 10.00%
Rotherfold Square, Little Totnes, Totnes, TQ9 5SQ
Opening hours
Monday8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Tuesday8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Wednesday8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Thursday8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Friday8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Saturday8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Sunday8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm

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